Code 3 Seagrave Pumper - Philadelphia (02452)
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Code 3 Seagrave Pumper - Philadelphia (02452)
This Is Item #02452
This Seagrave Pumper comes in numbers 13, 27, 39, 44, and 45
Scale: 1/64
Release: September 1997
Edition Quantity: 5,000 (each)
Philadelphia Fire Department History
1696 - As early as 1696 records were found of fire prevention laws in Pennsylvania
1730 - In this year the most serious fire up to this time occurred. The damage was $25,000.
December 17, 1736 - The first organized fire company - Union Fire Company - organized by Benjamin Franklin. Some members included Franklin, Issac Paschall, Sam Powel, William Pawle and Sam Syme.
1808 - Leather riveted hose invented by two Philadelphia hose men.
1852 - There were in existence at this time 37 engine companies, 37 hose companies and 2 hook and ladder companies.
1860 - The departments consists of 3,000 men, organized into ninety companies. Equipment included 27 steam engines, 47 hand engines, 114 hose carriages, 76,338 feet of hose and 1,595 feet of ladders.




